How Do View The Data Types Returned By A Query In Access 2000?
Jun 3, 2005
I am working in MS Access 2000. I have a query that is returning a table with various types of data. The problem is I can't seem to find anywhere in the Access GUI that will show me the data types of columns it has returned so I can't manually create a table to hold the values returned by query. Question is two fold:
1. Is there a way in Access SQL to import data returned from a query into a table that is not yet defined. Some like this:
a. Create a table that has a primary key but doesn't yet know the number of columns and/or data types of those columns.
b. Import the data from a query into this table and have it create the columns and copy the data types and populate the table while also numbering each row by primary key.
or
2. Is there a way to find out what the data types are for a table returned by a query in MS Access. I have checked the properites of the query and have been up and down the gui looking but I can't find a way while looking at the data returned by a query to explicitely see the data type (i.e., number, Date/Time, etc..) used by each column.
If I have a report in MS Access 2000 generated based on the criteria selected of a project with work order "9999" with the labor costs, materials costs and the Totals of each crew1, crew2,... and I would like to have those expenditures populated in corresponding cel in Excel for each crew, HOW would I do it?
To think it out loud, could I create a button on a form, so when I select the criteria for the work order, and when I click the button, it should refresh/update the Exel file with the new data...?? How do I write VBA code for that...?
Hi all. I'm trying to figure out how to make a SQL query require ALL of the data in one record match ALL of the data in another record. I may be using the wrong term when I say record.
What I have is a job order form where I list order details. I list location, start date, client all of the skills the job requires. I also have a candidate form that lists candidate locations all the skills they possess. The skills for each form are drawn from a SkillsInventory table. Once I enter all of the job info into the job order form, a subform lists all matching candidates based on state, availability/start dates, skills and a couple of other items. Everything works fine with the exception that I am returning any candidates with any of the skills in the job order verses only those candidates with ALL of the skills I select for the job order.
I would assume I would enter something under one of the columns in my sql builder/design mode. If I view SQL view, here is what the statement says:
SELECT [EmployeeSkills].[SkillID], [JobOrderSkillsList].[SkillID], [Employees].[LastName], [Employees].[FirstName], [Employees].[MiddleInitial], [Employees].[EndDate], [JobOrders].[OrderID], [Employees].[City], [Employees].[DoNotCall] FROM ((JobOrders INNER JOIN Employees ON [JobOrders].[StateID]=[Employees].[StateID]) INNER JOIN JobOrderSkillsList ON [JobOrders].[OrderID]=[JobOrderSkillsList].[OrderID]) INNER JOIN EmployeeSkills ON ([JobOrderSkillsList].[SkillID]=[EmployeeSkills].[SkillID]) AND ([Employees].[ContactID]=[EmployeeSkills].[ContactID]) WHERE ((([Employees].[EndDate])<=Date()+14) And (([Employees].[DoNotCall])=False)) ORDER BY [Employees].[EndDate];
I have an Access database set up with a table, several queries and forms (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Pending). When I click on the any of the forms the table come up with rows of data just like it should. When I click on any of the rows instead of the data coming up so that I can edit it the entire Access database shuts down and then restarts. A backup version of the database is generated and it asks me to save it. I have verified that the forms are linked to the correct queries so I'm at a loss as to why this is occurring.
I am trying to do a comparison between two values and am getting the following error:
Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80040e07' Data type mismatch in criteria expression.
The code that is creating the error is as follows:
sb = Request.Form("storyboardscreen")
if Not Lcase(Request.Form("AllStoryBoard")) = "all" then whereClause = whereClause + "theStoryboard = " + sb end if
I am using the statement to build the where clause of my query. The sb value is retrieved from a pull down menu and "theStoryboard" column is the db is of data type "text". The values stored in the field are 12 digit numbers. I have tried doing a cstr to sb but that doesnt work, any tips on what I am doing wrong? I am using asp with an access db....
We have been using an Access (Access 2013) program where we link the program to dataviews created in sql server.
Recently we had to re-link the data views because a change had been made to them. When we relinked the data we noticed that the field type for the field used as the primary key changed from "Short Text" to "Long Text". The programmer who created the dataview from sql server said that nothing was done at that end that would have caused the change
I know how to prevent the problem from recurring. We are changing the sql server spec from VARCHAR(8000) to CHAR(20).
I have a Union query that brings together several tables into one. This works perfectly well however there is an occassion when a field in one table has its data type changed to text from date. This is to allow N/A to be entered rather than a date. When this occurs the union query changes all the dates from the other tables to text also and therefore other queries I am running based on the Union query now fail.
Is there any way to have the Union Query ignore the data from the table where and when this this occurs as it is not necessary to show in the query and can happen with any of the tables at a users discretion
is it possible to repeat a query on data returned by the same query while returning it to a single table?
i have a query that runs on the following info: PartNumber - the part number of an item AsmNumber - the part number of the item the part belongs to IsAsm - true/false on whether or not the part is an assembly
(see attached database)
the current query, when 11135 is used as input, returns 11124, 11165, 11103, and 11155. likewise when 11165 is entered the query returns 11109, 11110, and 11111.
i would like the query to return 11124, 11165, 11109, 11110, 11111, 11103, and 11155 when 11135 is entered.
the sample database attached is stripped down but accurately reflects what i'm working with. i do not know how many sub-assemblies belong to a top-assembly (could be zero, one, or sixteen), therefore i think the 'sub-query' would use the 'IsAsm' value as some sort of criteria - yes?
if what i'm asking is impossible, i'm very open to suggestions as long as they work with the data given.
i appreciate any help (especially being this is my first post) and apologize for the verbose post, i'm not good with brevity.
This the first time I post in this forum and I tried looking for an answer to my question before posting, so I apologize if my question has been answered previously.
Is it possible to determine, in Access 2000, the data type in a Make-Table query of a new column with null value so that it does not default to binary.
Here is my sample sql:
SELECT tblAddressBook.Name, Null AS Email INTO tblTestTable FROM tblAddressBook;
The output is tblTestTable with two columns: Name and Email. The data type of column Email defaults to Binary. How do I make it default to Text.
I have a database that currently has security in place so that users input their own usernames and passwords to access the database. The users have recently been added to a windows 2000 server and I want to be able to use their windows 2000 server logon credentials to provide them with automatic access to the database. Is there anyone out there who knows how to set this up? It is a rather urgent request if you could get back to me either on this forum or via email
I am using Microsoft Access 2000 and wanted to know how to import data from another Access database that was done in Visual Basic. I know how to import flat-file database such as Excel but how do I import data that has a One-To-Many Relationship? The end user will need to transistion into the new database so I would need to update it once awhile. Thank you very much for your time and assistance.
I've just joined a company based in Scotland, they are running a multiple user access 2000 database: backend and front-end. Recently they have had an issue where a user inserting a new row in a table, as they do, the record above drops off the table (disappears/unrecoverable). My first impression has been that this is a DB corruption issue and as such have ran compact/repair.We are running this database on network server:
-Backend resides in central location -Frontend - Each user has their own front-end, storded on their personal network drive.
Would I be right in saying that the best solution would be to convert to newer version of access ?
I am opening and closing a series of Excel 2000 Workbooks using Access 2000 VBA and want this sequence to be able to complete without any human intervention.
However, there are 2 instances when this stops and waits for a human option to be selected:
1. When the spreadsheet is password protected 2. When the spreadsheet has automatic links I get the message:
"The Workbook you opened contains automatic links to information in another workbook. Do you want to update this workbook with changes made to the other workbook?"
How can I code it so that in situation 1 it skips this file and in situation 2 it automatically defaults to do not update?
I have recently been doing a conversion for my boss for a access 2000 database (both front and backend) to a MSSQL backend.
I finished the conversion today (as quite a lot of the code / queries ran slow due to access running the queries locally rather than on the server). And tested it on my and my boss's machine with no problems so he gave the go ahead to update everybody to our new mssql 2000 backend with the modified frontend.
This is when the problems started; We had two different sets of forms for accessing one of our databases systems - the log system, one is the original dynaset based form, and the other is a newer set which uses snapshot views and preforms updates via queries. Nobody uses the old dyanset system apart from my boss and one of the administrative team as they have things on that window which they need to see. About 30 minutes into the release of the new database the system frooze up on my bosses computer and nobody could create a new log (the server was timing out). I assumed this had something to do with the old dynaset's creating locks on the table.
I offlined the database and kicked everybody out of the front end, turned it on again and tied again, this time banning everybody from the dynaset system. Within 10 minutes another computer frooze up, again with a timeout on the insert query. I discovered that after you had added a new log to the database it would timeout on all subquent additions (something it hadn't done during testing) . Further investigatiion showed it was the snapshot list window causing the error, so coded the add log window to close the list before preforming the insert query and then reopen it afterwards. This allowed my machine to make multible additions without flaw. So I released a new client to everybody. 15 minutes later it was timing out again, but this time there you could not even make one new record.
I checked for locks on the table though the server management table and couldn't find any for the Log table. I have restarted the SQL server box and with no avil. So I reverted our backend to the access mdb file and told people to use the old client.
I am at a complete lose to why this is happening, if anybody has had any expericences like this or knows the cause please tell me.
Some information on the database in question.
It was made as an access 2 database all intergrated into one file, then it was seperated into two files (frontend and backend). Upgraded to Access 97, then to 2000 before this final update to MSSQL 2000.
The log system has two main tables. The first is the log title / info table which links (one to many) to a log entry table. This problem only occurs on the main log table and does not appear to be reoccurring anywhere else within the database. The main log table has just under 18,000 rows in it.
Hi All. I have a query that is based on 1 table. I am using a form with a calendar control for the users to select the date range. In my table the date format is mm/dd/yyyy. My calendar control is pulling the date format mm/dd/yyyy I need my query to only look at the mm/dd part of the field. In my criteria field inc_date I have Between [Forms]![frm_LookUpEnquiry]![txtSelectDate] And [Forms]![frm_LookUpEnquiry]![txtDate2] I have tried the datepart but Im not sure I am doing it right. Basicly Im not sure how to parse out the date to only look at the mm/dd. Or would this be better done in a SQL query Any Idea's for this would be very appreciated. Im kinda in a bind on this one and its the last thing I have to do to finish this database.
I have a 22 column report where I am trying to builld search criteria so you can search everything and anything. I have everything from texts, (comments tools) to numbers (weekly periods and reference numbers). Its hard to explain clearly but have tried to get this working. Basically, so far, I have built like and or statements for each column. The Query will run but will not be in any order. If I build the following:
A = Like "open" or "closed" - Information open or closed B = Like "1" or "2" or "3" or "4" - Quarterly Periods C = Like "1" or "2" or "3" or "4" or "5" (all the way up to 52) - Weeks in Year
It is more complex than this, but if I build these statements and run a query, Access will search for them but will not bring out the required information. I need Access for instance to pull only the information for say A=open, B=2 and C=3. I dont want to see the rest of the informaiton in that Query. Any ideas how to build this? Please help.
I need to change the Query somehow. I had earlier made a table consisting of book # , Chapter # , and verse #. I had seen a triple listbox online and asked the designer to make the necessary changes to make it work. So he created 3 Queries, a book Query, a chapter Query, and a verse Query.
But later I decided to remove realizing that some columns were unnecessary, it messed up the chapter Query and verse Query. Can someone guide me how to recreate the Queries?
I'll post a sample for you to check. I reduced the data to make it postable, but it affected the "chapter" Query and the "verse" Query.
What I need to to is delete the "chap" column and the "vers" replacing them with the existing "chapter" column and the "verse" column. I would appreciate if someone can work with me on this one.
I am trying to compare 2 tables in a mdb. One table is a linked xls file. Lets call it table A. The other is a standard table. Lets call it table B.
Table A is the "old" data that may need updated. Table B is the brand new data that will always be correct.
I want to find the differences in table B from table A. Keying off one field (ASSET_TTAG and T_TAG) if any of the attributes (8 attributes) of a record in table B are different from that matching record in table A then that record needs to be updated.
Also, if a record in table B is not in table A that will need updated also.
All of these discrepancies need to be displayed in a query along with all the attributes.
LCAMdump = Table A, SCANDATA_tbl = table B
SELECT SCANDATA_tbl.ASSET_TTAG, SCANDATA_tbl.BUILDING_NAME, SCANDATA_tbl.FLOOR, SCANDATA_tbl.DESK, SCANDATA_tbl.COLUMN, SCANDATA_tbl.FNAME, SCANDATA_tbl.LNAME, SCANDATA_tbl.SSO FROM SCANDATA_tbl LEFT OUTER JOIN LCAMdump ON SCANDATA_tbl.ASSET_TTAG = LCAMdump.T_TAG;
That is what i have so far. But it is returning a test record that i know is the same in both therefor should not be listed. :confused:
SELECT SCANDATA_tbl.ASSET_TTAG, SCANDATA_tbl.BUILDING_NAME, SCANDATA_tbl.FLOOR, SCANDATA_tbl.DESK, SCANDATA_tbl.COLUMN, SCANDATA_tbl.FNAME, SCANDATA_tbl.LNAME, SCANDATA_tbl.SSO FROM SCANDATA_tbl INNER JOIN LCAMdump ON SCANDATA_tbl.ASSET_TTAG = LCAMdump.T_TAG WHERE ((([SCANDATA_tbl]![USER _ID])<>[LCAMdump]![USER_LOGIN])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.BUILDING_NAME)<>[LCAMdump]![BUILDING])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.FLOOR)<>[LCAMdump]![FLOOR])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.DESK)<>[LCAMdump]![DESK])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.COLUMN)<>[LCAMdump]![COLUMN])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.FNAME)<>[LCAMdump]![USER_FIRST])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.LNAME)<>[LCAMdump]![USER_LAST])) OR (((SCANDATA_tbl.SSO)<>[LCAMdump]![LOGIN_SSO]));
I have also tried this but it is not quite what i am looking for. :( Not sure how hard this is, at first it did not seem like a difficult query but i am not getting anywhere fast.
I'm just wondering if there is any differences in writing queries in vba in different versions of access. i'm developing a search function in access 2000, but it doesn't seem to be working. however, the same code in access 2003 works fine.
Here's an extract of the code when the search button is clicked (I'm getting table information, attribute/field information and condition they're specifying from the user. The result is then displayed in a subform):
Private Sub cmdFind_Click() Dim searchSQL As String
The part in red is the part that is highlighted whenever i run it in access 2000. The error message is: " You entered an experession that has an invalid reference to the property RecordSource "
Can anyone tell my why it's like that and how i can fix it to work for access 2000?
Thanks I've also enclosed a picture of the form, so you can get a feel of what it looks like.
Can you do a pivot table from a query in Access 2000? I found links that shows new features in Access 2003 that allows it, but no definitive information if it can be done from Access 2000. My tables can pivot fine, but no luck on my queries? If not, is there an easy way to get a query to a table in order to do a pivot table?
We have an Access 2000 backend database resides in a network server drive while users connect to the backend tables with a mde file on their computers. All users have Access 2010 and the mde file was converted from the 2000 frontend with Access 2010.
The database have been running for a few weeks but recently users have been complaining about record lost on the backend table.We have also experienced one incident of data corruption where the main table could not be opened. After Compact & Repair, the table could be opened but a few records were showing xxxxx on all the fields and we have to delete and re-enter these records.Would they relate to using 2010 mde converted from 2000 frontend when the backend is still in 2000? I am a little nervous about converting both the frontend and backend to 2010 since I have heard various issues on the new version.
I have an Excel file (sourced externally) linked as a table. All fields are defined as text fields. In some of the Excel cells, data has somehow been entered as numeric (eg phone number). When I query the Excel file thru Access, these fields show up as errors (#num!).
I need to find a way of interogating the field, and if in error (like these ones), then ignore it, or replace with zeros etc.
